Total 58,635 km National Highways (NHs) has been constructed over the last five years and the current year.
The Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of NHs. There have been a few incidents of collapse of bridges/ tunnels in the country during last five years and in the current year. Details are at Annexure-I.
The State/UT – wise details of projects awarded during the last five years and the current year, is at Annexure-II.
At present, 1,379 projects of this Ministry are under construction across the country.
ANNEXURE-I
The details of collapse of bridges/ tunnels in the country during last five years and in the current year
| (i) Existing Permanent Bridges and Temporary Bailey Bridges | |||||||
| S. No. | NH No. | State | Name of the Bridge/ Location | Details | No. of Lives Lost | Calendar / Financial Year of Collapse | Action taken against Defaulting Contractor/ Concessionaire |
| 1 | 4 | A & N Islands | Bailey Bridge @ Thoratang; Km 206+000 | Existing Bailey Bridge collapsed in the Month of Jun 2019. | NIL | 2019 | Penalty of Rs. 20.00 lakh imposed on the EPC Contractor for improper maintenance of the Bridge. |
| 2 | 716 | Andhra Pradesh | Papagni Bridge at Km 153/200 | There are total number of 72 spans of 6.70 Mts . Out of which 14 No’s of Spans were collapsed , due to flood on 20.11.2021. | 0 | 2021-22 | The bridge was constructed by the State (R&B) Department on 1977. Hence, no action was taken. |
| 3 | 565 | Andhra Pradesh | Lingasamudram Bridge at Km 466.750 in Penchalakona – Yerpedu section of NH 565. | Floods occurred during NIVAR Cyclone in November 2020 and a vent washed away at Lingasamudram Bridge at Km 466.750 in Penchalakona – Yerpedu section of NH 565. | 0 | 2020 | The stretch handed over from MoRT&H on 07.02.2019 for which DLP was completed on 15.04.2018 |
| 4 | 313 | Arunachal Pradesh | Km 120 | Bailey bridge failed due to overloading. | 2021-22 | ||
| 5 | 713 | Arunachal Pradesh | Kurung River- Bailey Bridge at chainage Km.128+038 on Road Joram -Koloriang, NH-713 | Exsiting Bailey Bridge on Kurung River at Ch 128+038 of Joram – Koloriang Road Projects Pkg-08 collapsed on 30.06.2024 due to Flash Flood. | NIL | 2024 | To restore Traffic a PMGSY Road from Kurung Bridge to Koloriang via Rengchi Village amounting to a length of 8 Km has been strengthened and all traffic is going Through. A 130 Feet DDRB Bailey Bridge is under Construction and likely to get Completed by 31.08.2024. As a Permanent measure, a permanent Bridge will be Constructed is due Course of time. |
| 6 | 313 | Arunachal Pradesh | Dree-River Bailey Bridge at chainage Km. 120.00 on Road Hunli-Anini, NH-313 | Dree-River Bailey Bridge on Hunli-Anini road at chainage Km. 120.00 collapsed on 06/04/2021 (NH-313) due to Over loaded Vehicle. | NIL | 2021 | A 190 Feet Bailey Bridge was Constructed to keep the line of Communication through. As a Permanent measure, a permanent bridge with load class 70 R has been Constructed and put to use. |
| 7 | AIP- NH | Arunachal Pradesh | 1. Ego RCC Bridge at Chainage Km. 67.00 on Road Akajan- Likabali-Bame. | 1. Ego RCC Bridge under Akajan-Likabali- Bame road at chainage Km. 67.00 collapsed on 18/09/2020 due to Flash Flood. | NIL | 2020 | To restore Traffic a 130 Feet Bailey Bridge was Constructed to keep the line of Communication open. Permanent Bridge at this location has been Constructed. |
| 8 | 754K | Gujarat | Jatawada bridge at km 226/473 | Due to heavy rain in monsson 2022-23 in Rapar, Dist. Kachchh region, scouring in pier foundation of this 2-span minor bridge, pier settled down and bridge collapsed. | Nil | 2022 | It was an old bridge was constructed by State Government before declaration of NH. Therefore, the matter does not pertains to this Ministry. |
| 9 | 105 | Himachal Pradesh/ Haryana/ RO HP | 7.706 (vill. Charaniya) [Length = 54 m (6×9.0)] | Due to flash flood occurred on account of unprecedented heavy rainfall (natural calamity) in the month of July/August 2023, 03 nos existing bridges constructed by Public Works Department collapsed in Haryana/ Himachal Pradesh state at Ch. 7+706, Ch. 14+020 & Ch. 17+661 in NH 105 section of Pinjore-Baddi- Nalagarh. | Nil | 2023-24 | Nil |
| 10 | 105 | Himachal Pradesh/ Haryana/ RO HP | 14.020 (vill. Marranwala) [Length = 107.2 m (16×6.7)] | Due to flash flood occurred on account of unprecedented heavy rainfall (natural calamity) in the month of July/August 2023, 03 nos existing bridges constructed by Public Works Department collapsed in Haryana/ Himachal Pradesh state at Ch. 7+706, Ch. 14+020 & Ch. 17+661 in NH 105 section of Pinjore-Baddi- Nalagarh. | Nil | 2023-24 | Nil |
| 11 | 105 | Himachal Pradesh/ Haryana/ RO HP | 17.661 (Baddi / Barotiwala) [Length = 188 m (20×9.4)] | Due to flash flood occurred on account of unprecedented heavy rainfall (natural calamity) in the month of July/August 2023, 03 nos existing bridges constructed by Public Works Department collapsed in Haryana/ Himachal Pradesh state at Ch. 7+706, Ch. 14+020 & Ch. 17+661 in NH 105 section of Pinjore-Baddi- Nalagarh. | Nil | 2023-24 | Nil |
| 12 | 44 | J&K | (km 46+305 to km 46+864)/ Tarnah Bridge | Due to heavy rainfall in Kathua district ( 229 mm on upstream barrage location) on 19.07.2023(early morning), the floor protection of the bridge got completely damaged in 05 spans. 03 Foundations ( P 23, P 24 & P 25 ) got settled. The Tarnah river never attained this level. Increase in water level in the river started eroding the upstream side protection wall of floor protection of the bridge having shallow foundations resulting in caving underneath the foundations. | Nil | 2023-24 | Event was a Natural Calamity wherein excessive discharge due to unprecedented rains caused scouring beyond the prescribed design limits and damaged 3 pier foundations and caused settlement of spans. The damaged spans are being reconstructed with design as per extant IRC guidelines. No such action taken. |
| 13 | 46 | Madhya Pradesh | 77.900 | Failure due to overloaded truck on dialapated Bridge | 0 | (2022-2023) | FIR was launched against the transporter of the heavy consignment and legal notice was also served by PIU-Harda. |
| 14 | 44(7) | Maharashtra | Birdge over Nag River Nagpur at Ch. 1/250 |
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Heavy Floods | _ | 2023 | Does not arise |
| 15 | 37 | Manipur | Irang Bailey Bridge (Irang River) | Old Irang TDR Bailey bridge was collapsed on May 2024; due to Remal cyclone (heavy rain). However a permanent 4- Lane 123m span RCC 70 R has been constructed adjacently & is open to traffic. Hence construction of New bailey bridge is not required. | NIL | 2024-25 | – |
| 16 | 102B | Manipur | Khuanggin Bridge Bailey Bridge at Ch 120.900 | Length of bailey bridge 180 ft. Year of construction 1994, collapsed due to Flash Flooding and overloading. | NIL | 2022-23 | – |
| 17 | 37 | Manipur | Irang Bailey Bridge (Irang River) (120.9 Km) | Old Irang DDR Bailey bridge was collapsed on May 2022; due to scouring of the abutment due to heavy incessannt rain New TDR bailey bridge was constructed & open to traffic on Aug 2022. | NIL | 2022-23 | – |
| 18 | 37 | Manipur | Irang Bailey Bridge (Irang River) | Old Irang DDR Bailey bridge was collapsed on Nov 2020; due to plying of overloaded truck New DDR bailey bridge was constructed & open to traffic on Dec 2020 | 1 | 2020 | – |
| 19 | 62 | Meghalaya | Km217 | Washed out due to high flood | 0 | 2022-23 | NA |
| 20 | 217 | Meghalaya | 203rd Km of Ch. 150.00 m Bakla Bridge | Bailey Bridge. Failure of super structure due to overloading beyond Bridge Capacity. | Nil | 2024 | No |
| 21 | 16 | Odisha | At Km. 79+614 on Chandikhole -Bhadrak section | The Major Bridge is an existing bridge, which retained during upgradation from 4-lane to 6-lane. The Bridge was constructed in the year 2007/2008 by M/s. Gammon India Limited. The six-laning work was awarded to the Concessionaire M/s DBL Chandikhole Bhadrak Highways Limited and work has been completed w.e.f. 19.02.2023. New DPR Consultant engaged for preparation of DPR for the damaged bridge and tender invited, work will be commence very soon | 0 | 2023-24 |
M/s.Gammon India Ltd.
i.e. M/s.LBLL-NICE(JV) of Construction of Bridge.
M/s DBL Chandikhole Bhadrak Highways Limited
Independent Engineer M/s.TPF Gentisa Eurostudios S.L with Segmental
Engineer from Supervision Consultant i.e. M/s.LBLL- NICE(JV) |
| 22 | 326 | Odisha | Km 297/520 | Old Bridge | 0 | 2022-2023 | Not applicable |
| 23 | 510 | Sikkim | 0+200 (Sirwani Bridge) | Due to excessive rainfall & Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) at South Lhonak in North Sikkim resulting flash flood in teesta river. | NIL | 2023-24 | – |
| 24 | 208 | Tripura | Steel Bailey Bridge over River Sonaichhara existing Ch. 180.00. Telaimaura- Harina Section. | Steel Bailey bridge collapsed due to Ageing, dilapidated condition & Overloading | NIL | 2022-23 | The section was taken over from the State PWD, and the steel bridge was already in a dilapidated condition. It collapsed due to aging and overloading. Therefore, no action was taken against the contractor. |
| 25 | 208 | Tripura | Steel Bailey Bridge at existing Ch. 167.00. Telaimaura- Harina Section, | Steel Bailey bridge collapsed due to Ageing, dilapidated condition & Overloading | NIL | 2021 | The section was taken over from the State PWD, and the steel bridge was already in a dilapidated condition. It collapsed due to aging and overloading. Therefore, no action was taken against the contractor. |
| 26 | 730 | Uttar Pradesh | Minor Bridge (Ch. 241+704) | Due to heavy flood | 2022-23 | ||
| (ii) Under Construction Bridges | |||||||
| S. No. | NH No. | State | Name of the Bridge/ Location | Details | No. of Lives Lost | Calendar / Financial Year of Collapse | Action taken against Defaulting Contractor/ Concessionaire |
| 1 | 131G | Bihar |
Km 11+800 | A girder collapse incident occurred during construction activities, attributed to a mechanical failure that took place while a Hydra crane was being used to position shuttering for cross-girder work. | 0 | 2022-2023 | Two persons form Supervision Consultants and Two persons from Contractor side suspended from the Project. Further, necessary safety measures were suggested by Expert Committee to avoid further mishappenings. |
| 2 | 20 | Bihar | Km 133+720 | One no of PSC Girder fallen down during erection due to the Winch failure of Crane of Elevated Structure. | 1 | 2022-2023 | Two persons form Supervision Consultants and Two persons from Contractor side suspended from the Project. Further, necessary safety measures were suggested by Expert Committee to avoid further mishappenings. |
| 3 | 527A | Bihar | Km 10.270 to 10.330 (P154- P153) | A girder collapse incident occurred during construction activities, attributed to a mechanical failure | 1 | 2023-24 | Chief Project Manager & Engineer (Launching) of Contractor and Team Leader cum Senior Bridge Engineer & Assistant Bridge Engineer of Authority’s Engineerworked at the time of Collapse have been suspended by theAuthority (NHAI). |
| 4 | 248BB | Delhi | GSS-3 P8-P9 | 2022-23. One span of under construction flyover toppled due to mechanical failure of jacks | 1 | 2023 | Strict Warning issued to Contractor |
| 5 | 248BB | Delhi/ Haryana | Spin Girder Pillor No. 107-108 & 108-109 | 2020-21. Two spans of under construction flyover collapsed. | 0 | 2021 | Levied Penalty of Rs. 6.67 Cr. on Contractor & shall not be bidding in any of the Bids of NHAI for 03 Months. |
| 6 | NH- 248A | Delhi/ Haryana | Span Girder Pillar no.10 | 2020-21: One span of under construction flyover collapsed. | 0 | 2020 | Levied Penalty of Rs. 3 Crore on the contractor and shall not be bidding in any of the bids of NHAI consisting major structure works for 6 months. |
| 7 | 58 | Gujarat | ROB at LC no 165 | Due to some reason the six girder of 1 span of the ROB toppled and collapsed. | 2 | 2023 | Government of Gujarat constituted an Expert Committee to investigate the incident for taking action against the contractor. |
| 8 | NH-66 | Kerala | Pullur Ch 78+971 | Slipped off the girders (9 Nos) during the deck slab at pullur 20m skew bridge at Km 78+971 on the project stretch of Chengala Neeelshwaram section of NH-66 on 08.05.2024 at 4.40pm | No casulaity happened | 2024-25 | Show cause notice issued by RO-Kerala to Concessionaire&Consultant vide Ro letter no. 12448/RO-Kerala/Chengala- Neeleshwaram/MEIL/1594 Dt. 31.07.2024 |
| 9 | NH – 66 | Kerala | Ch.174+150 (Thalssery-Mahe Bypass Section ) | 01 Bridge (4 girders collpased) | Nil | 2020 |
imposed on Authority’s Engineer
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| 10 | 66 | Kerala | Km 72+297 VUP (LHS) | Collapsed during the concretingdue to staging failure | 0 | 2022-23 | Action taken on Concessionaire & Consultancy agencies. Suspended Key persons up to 4months and Penalty Imposed. |
| 11 | 66 | Maharashtra | Chiplun flyover (48/850) | No such case of Bridge collapsed on the National Highway after opening for traffic has occured since 2019-20 in Jurisdiction of National | 0 | 2023-24 | The expert committee of 3 bridge experts is formed and the matter is under review. The bridge is now under construction with suitable modified design by the |
| Highway division. However on 16.10.2023 girder of under construction chiplun Flyover during launching. | concessionaire at its own cost. | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | Odisha | At Km. 96+326 on Chandikhole – Bhadrak section | During the pouring of concrete in deck of slab of under Construction Bridge, the deck slab was collapsed. As per investigation of Expert Committee; the collapse happened due to the absence of some minor/ negligible arrangement on the part of Concessionaire. The Concessionaire executed the remedial measures, as per the suggestion/ recommendation of Expert Committee, by dismantling the Slabs of A1P1, P1P2 and Top layer of Concrete in the Abutment and Pier walls | 0 | 2021-22 | Penalty of Rs.30 Lakhs on the Concessionaire and penalty of Rs.5 Lakhs on the Independent Engineer. Team Leader of IE and Key Personnel of Concessionaire was suspended |
| 13 | 510 | Sikkim | Singtam-Tarku NH-510 Km 0+070 | Due to excessive rainfall & Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) at South Lhonak in North Sikkim resulting flash flood in teesta river. | 2 | 2023 | – |
| 14 | 45/36 | Tamil Nadu | Anaikarai Major Bridge at 107+400 | 1.A Segmental Girder between P16 and P17 of RHS Carriageway fell down due to mechanical failure of hydraulic jacks at Km 107+400 Anaikarai Major Bridge across Kollidam river on 22.01.2022. 2.The instant mishap has been categorized into minor failure which occurred due to non-robust temporary structure/launching- lowering system as opined by Expert Committee. | 0 | 2022 | Three Key personnal of the Indpendent Engineer (2 Nos) and Site Engineers (2 Nos) of the Concessionaire has been suspended and blacklisted with immediate effect of mishap. The Concessionaire firm has been restrained from participating in any NHAI bids till further orders. The Competent Authority has directed to impose a financial penalty of Rs.7.305 Crore, being 0.5% of the BPC on Concessionaire/Promoter of Concessionaire (Patel Infrastructure Ltd) for the lapses/laxity besides reconstruction of the collapse girders/span and its rectification at its own cost. Further, Token pending of Rs. 5 Lakhs has been imposed on IE i.e. M/s.Theme Engineering Services and the IE has remitted this penalty amount in favour of “National Highways Authority of India on 29.08.2022. |
| 15 | 785 | Tamil Nadu | Madurai – Chettikulam Section at Km 2+850 | 3 Girders (G1,G2 & G3) between pier P4 & P5 at km 2+850 of down ramp location of the Elevated Road due to jack failure | 1 | 2021 | NHAI HQ vide letter dated 28.01.2022, issued orders for debarment of Contractor from participating in NHAI bids w.e.f 13.09.2021 to 28.01.2022 (i.e, date of interim action). Further, NHAI, HQ vide Lr. No. 46597 Dt. 28.01.2022 has imposed penalty of Rs.3.00 Cr to the Contractor and the same has been recovered from EPC Contractor from IPC No. 36 for the month of December, 2021. Authority Engineer: M/s. Yongma Engineering Co Limited in association with M/s. Sterling Indo Tech Consultants Pvt Ltd NHAI HQ vide letter dated 28.01.2022, issued orders for debarment of Contractor from participating in NHAI bids w.e.f 13.09.2021 to 28.01.2022 (i.e, date of interim action). Further, NHAI, HQ vide lr. No. 46595 dt. 28.01.2022 has imposed penalty of Rs.40.00 lakhs to the Authority Engineer and the same has been reocovered from Authority Engineer from Invoice No.09 for the month of Dec’21 and Invoice No.10 for the month of Jan’22. Further, NHAI, RO, Madurai vide Lr. No. 1668 Dt. 03.09.2021, suspended 4 Nos of key personnel in EPC contractor and 6 Nos of key personnel in AE. |
| 16 | NH-12 (old NH- 34) | West Bengal | Construction of new 4-lane bridge over river Ganga at downstream of Farakka Barrage including approaches connecting Farakka – Raiganj section of NH-34 | An unfortunate incident occurred on 16.02.2020, wherein one of the launching girders toppled on already launched span leading to collapse of the said span (0.060 km). | 2 | 2020 | The Contractor was debarred from participation in future NHAI projects for Three (03) years vide NHAI-HQ letter dated 25.08.2020. |
| (iii) Under Construction Tunnels | |||||||
| S. No. | NH No. | State | Name of the Tunnel/ Location | Details | No. of Lives Lost | Calendar / Financial Year of Collapse | Action taken against Defaulting Contractor/ Concessionaire |
| 1 | 29 | Nagaland | Tunnel under Kohima Bypass from Km 11+000 to 11+500 | Eastern Portal of Tunnel Collapsed due to heavy Rainfall on 17.11.2023 due to cyclonic storm Medhili. | NIL | 2023 | EPC Contractor has been directed to submit a Restoration Proposal along with modified Working Methodology for recommencing of tunnel works safely. |
| 2 | 134 | Uttarakhand | Silkyara Bend- Barkot Tunnel , Uttarkashi | A 60 m portion of under construction tunnel was collapsed on 12.11.2023. | NIL | 2023 | Investigation committee has been constituted by Govt. of India 06.12.2023. Final report of the investigation committee is yet to be received. |
| 3 | 44 | Jammu and Kashmir | Cafeteria Tunnel (Km 148.655) | Portal P2 of the 800m long tunnel collapsed in June 2023 at Cafeteria morh in Ramban district. | Nil | 2023 | Show Cause notice was issued to Contractor, Authority Engineer and DPR (Detailed Project Report) Consultant. |
| 4 | 44 | Jammu and Kashmir | Collapse of Adit portal at Khooni Nallah (Km 163.400) | Adit portal at Khooni Nallah collapsed due to landslide on 19.05.2022 in tunnel package-II in Ramban- Banihal section of NH- 44 | 10 labourers | 2022 | MoRTH constituted an Expert Committee and based on the submission of facts by the Committee, NHAI blacklisted Project Manager of EPC contractor and imposed the penalty of 1 % of Project cost on EPC contractor. Contractor was also debarred for a period of 6 months. Show cause notice was issued to Authority Engineer. |
ANNEXURE-II
The State/UT wise details of length of NH works (in km) awarded during the last five years and the current year:
| Sl. No. | State | Total no. of projects sanction from 2019-25 (Till June, 2024) |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 3,478 |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | 678 |
| 3. | Assam | 1,628 |
| 4. | Bihar | 2,622 |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | 1,231 |
| 6. | Goa | 181 |
| 7. | Gujarat | 2,086 |
| 8. | Haryana | 1,105 |
| 9. | Himachal Pradesh | 942 |
| 10. | Jharkhand | 1,784 |
| 11. | Karnataka | 2,821 |
| 12. | Kerala | 1,132 |
| 13. | Madhya Pradesh | 3,860 |
| 14. | Maharashtra | 6,424 |
| 15. | Manipur | 1,108 |
| 16. | Meghalaya | 525 |
| 17. | Mizoram | 681 |
| 18. | Nagaland | 983 |
| 19. | Odisha | 1,636 |
| 20. | Punjab | 2,030 |
| 21. | Rajasthan | 3,344 |
| 22. | Sikkim | 250 |
| 23. | Tamil Nadu | 2,207 |
| 24. | Telangana | 1,931 |
| 25. | Tripura | 604 |
| 26. | Uttar Pradesh | 4,687 |
| 27. | Uttarakhand | 1,445 |
| 28. | West Bengal | 875 |
| 29. | Union Territories (UTs) | 1,416 |
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
